Re: netpoll_setup questions

[Matt Mackall]

On Wed, Oct 27, 2004 at 03:44:33PM -0400, Jeff Moyer wrote:
> mpm> Again, does the oops actually happen? I'd expect I'd have seen it by
> mpm> now if this were really a problem, but I don't mind adding another
> mpm> check.
> 
> I'm sorry, I should have said this before.  Yes, it occurs.  You simply
> need to have an interface in the down state, plugged into a network that
> will not auto-assign an address.  Then, modprobe netconsole, and don't
> specify what the local IP address is.  Believe it or not, I have a bug
> filed on this.  ;)

Ok, fair enough. Resend your patch when you've tested it and I'll
forward it on to Andrew.

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